20.500.12556/RUL-153576 Psychometric properties of the Slovenian version of the Brief Sense of Community Scale A sense of community plays an important role in promoting sustainable behaviors and values. Therefore, when measuring sense of community, it is important to ensure that such measurement instruments have excellent psychometric properties. In this study, we start from the model that sense of community is related to a person’s perception of his or her relationship with a community, particularly in terms of need fulfillment, sense of connectedness and emotional connection, and perceived impact on the community. The Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) is an 8-item self-report scale designed specifically for the assessment of individuals’ relation with their neighborhood. The aim of this study was to investigate the factor structure and reliability of a new Slovenian version. A sample of 502 adults from Slovenia completed the scale. The data did not support the original hierarchical four-factor model. On the other hand, a one-factor model with autoregressive effects on the unique factors fitted well. The reliability of the sum score was excellent, while only two out of the four subscales had acceptable reliability. The results support the use of the Slovenian version of the BSCS as a unidimensional scale and allow the use of this measure in research on sense of community and possibly as a rigorous measure in further studies of sustainable development in different cultures. sustainable development sense of community factor analysis reliability cultures Slovenia Brief Sense of Community Scale BSCS community psychometrics test reliability trajnostni razvoj skupnost merske značilnosti psihometrija zanesljivost testa Slovenija true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2024-01-16 13:33:16 2024-01-16 13:33:21 2024-01-17 03:43:22 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 10 str. iss. 21, art. 15394 Vol. 15 28 Oct. 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 159.9.072:316.334.55/.56 2071-1050 10.3390/su152115394 170737411 Socan_Psychometric_properties_of_the_Slovenian_version_of_the_Brief_sense_of_community_scale.pdf Socan_Psychometric_properties_of_the_Slovenian_version_of_the_Brief_sense_of_community_scale.pdf 1 84EA935DC73ACBFF45097B81E22D3657 b282c888fe4bb00494d056e17cf90521cc79dfdbb95e9572d5b2134fa8f60f62 0efbae7a-b46c-11ee-9139-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=179657 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/21/15394 1 6f911f2c-b46b-11ee-9139-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=179656 Filozofska fakulteta 0 0 0